Plane headed to Philly makes emergency landing in Rome

A US Airways plane headed from Tel Aviv to Philadelphia had to make an unscheduled landing in Rome early Saturday morning after several people aboard the flight complained of feeling sick.

A US Airways plane headed from Tel Aviv to Philadelphia had to make an unscheduled landing in Rome early Saturday morning after several people aboard the flight complained of feeling sick. (MORNING CALL FILE PHOTO)

Odor sickens flight attendants aboard Philly-bound plane

A US Airways plane headed from Tel Aviv to Philadelphia had to make an unscheduled landing in Rome early Saturday morning after several people aboard the flight complained of feeling sick.

US Airways 797, an Airbus A330 with 129 passengers, was in flight when several flight attendants noticed a smell and began to feel sick, according to airline spokeswoman Martha Thompson.

The aircraft landed safely at Leonardo da Vinci Airport and all passengers were re-accommodated on other flights. Two passengers and the crew were evaluated by medical personnel at the FCO airport medical facilities and have since been released.

The aircraft is being evaluated by the airline's maintenance team to determine what may have caused the odor.